# How The Remarried Empress stars Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon and cast brought the hit webtoon to life

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-the-remarried-empress-stars-shin-min-a-ju-ji-hoon-and-cast-brought-the-hit-webtoon-to-life/
- Published: 2026-11-04T05:14:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T04:57:06+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/remarried-empress-cast-webtoon-disney-plus-6519736
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Disney+ adapts a webtoon with nearly 3 billion views.
- Navier agrees to divorce on condition she can remarry.
- The 10-episode series moved its premiere forward by a day.

## Summary

Disney+’s Korean fantasy romance *The Remarried Empress*, starring Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Se-young, adapts a hugely popular web novel and webtoon. It follows Empress Navier after her husband falls for another woman and demands a divorce; Navier agrees on condition she can marry a neighbouring crown prince, setting off a royal scandal. The adaptation’s scale of existing interest raises expectations for how it will translate the story to screen.

Director Cho Su-won said he aimed to balance the web novel’s serious tone with the webtoon’s brighter, more playful approach while staying faithful to the source. Shin Min-a described balancing Navier’s duties as empress with her feelings after betrayal, while Lee Jong-suk said he was already a fan of the original. The 10-episode series was brought forward by a day after positive reactions to its first three episodes at the Busan International Film Festival; the webtoon has nearly 3 billion views across more than 10 languages.

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